July 20 - July 26

July 26, 2009: My 27th birthday. The T-shirt is a present from my sister Nicola, with a little inside joke...

July 25, 2009: LE MONT VENTOUX. Watching the Tour on the TV just minutes after the racers flew by.

July 23, 2009: Most of the racers in the ITT cycled AROUND the lac, but this guy decided to cycle THROUGH the lac!

July 23, 2009: Zack Jones on Col de la Forclaz showing off his new rust colored bike.

July 22, 2009: My co-guides Zack and Matt, or Mack and Zatt, or ... enjoy the Tour live and on a blackberry.

July 22, 2009: Col des Saisies, Dan Coppola, waiting for the Tour to fly by.

July 21, 2009: View from the top of Le Semnoz climb.

July 20, 2009: Abbey de Talloires hotel on the lac.

July 13 - July 19

July 19, 2009: View from the descent of Col de Leschaux.

July 19, 2009: Check out those shadows!

July 19, 2009: Cycling around Lac Annecy on prep day.

July 18, 2009: View from my yoga mat.

July 17, 2009: Girls' night at the guide house in Annecy!!!

July 17, 2009: So what were we talking about all night?!?!?!

July 16, 2009: Col de la Forclaz descent. Quick afternoon ride before jumping into the Lac d'Annecy.

July 16, 2009: View of the Mont Blanc in the distance on Col de Saisie.

July 15, 2009: Lac d'Annecy. A very unique place in France.

July 14, 2009: Waiting for the fire works over the lac from the balcony of our Annecy guide house! What a sweet location.

July 13, 2009: Lac Annecy, France

July 5 - July 11

July 9, 2009: The bike path that leads home.

July 9, 2009: July in France means 2 things: the Tour de France and sunflowers!

July 9, 2009: A solitary ride through the countryside

July 8, 2009: A little side street in Lacoste

July 8, 2009: Lacoste's old boulangerie

July 8, 2009: Red tile roof in Lacoste

July 8, 2009: View from the mental hospital in St. Remy where Vincent Van Gogh stayed for a period of time.

July 7, 2009: Le Pont Julien

July 7, 2009: The Luberon Region

July 7, 2009: Bonnieux's Hotel de Ville

July 7, 2009: Bonnieux, France

July 6, 2009: View from on top of the roches above Saignon, France

July 6, 2009: Deux-Cheveux in Saignon

July 6, 2009: Paula McNamara at a cafe in Saignon, France

July 6, 2009: Sunflowers outside of Rousillon, France

July 5, 2009: Candy selection on top of Mt. Ventoux. Time 1h53min. woah.

June 28 - July 4

July 4, 2009: Riding through lavender fields in Provence!

July 3, 2009: Me and the French cycling team Cofidis over looking Monaco the day before the Tour de France starts.



July 2, 2009: BIKES, BIKES, and more BIKES:

Christening of the 2010 Madone bike, after cycling over Col de la Madone and enjoying lunch at the Auberge de la Madone...

The old school fun time kicking around bike.

The new 2010 Trek Madone's

June 30, 2009: View of Monaco from Vista Palace Hotel

June 29, 2009: La Turbie, France

June 28, 2009: Leaving Split and Croatia one final time this year.

June 20 - June 27

June 27, 2009: Recharging our batteries back at Hotel Adriana's Skybar in Hvar town. Enjoying a well deserved drink after an afternoon of reading in the sun. (Note, CDV and KS on the right, town on the left and glowing blue water at the bottom!)

June 26, 2009: The Guides: Andrea Meholic, Kathryn Stewart and Cendrine De Vis in Split, Croatia

June 25, 2009: Cendrine De Vis - Stari Grad, Croatia

June 25, 2009: Andrea Meholic. Hvar Island, Croatia

June 25, 2009: Self portrait in the van window... The result of a little boredom, sunshine and a camera

June 24, 2009: Hvar town, Croatia. A rainbow of hope that the hardest part of the trip is over with!

June 23, 2009: Cheers! Here's to getting "caught" by the police for working illegally in Croatia!

June 22, 2009: Korcula Town, Croatia.

June 21, 2009: Lights inside Gil's Lounge, Dubrovnik, Croatia

June 21, 2009: Dubrovnik Garden

June 20, 2009: A foreshadow for the week to come....

June 20, 2009: View of Dubrovnik, the beauty before the storm